Having paid such a tremendous price, in the end, not a single Imperial Dao inheritance was obtained. Even the five great Imperial Clans of the Chaos Burial Ground were kept in the dark, drawn into it, fooling everyone.
This conspiracy was truly arranged with enough cunning to deceive everyone.
"Heavenly Emperor, the Ancient Emperor of the Chaos Burial Ground, your heart is truly ruthless. You didn't even spare the ancient emperor descendants of your own Chaos Burial Ground."
A prince and princess of the five great Imperial Clans spoke, their gazes toward the Heavenly Emperor filled with infinite resentment and even more stifled indignation.
Truly a ruthless heart, sparing no cost, not even willing to let go of the descendants of an Ancient Emperor from the Chaos Burial Ground side, making them a part of it, sacrificial offerings to activate the sealing grand formation.
Boom—
The Ao Imperial Clan prince shattered into dust, dying instantly. That was merely a glance from the Heavenly Emperor, sweeping over with contempt as he coldly stated, "Those who achieve great things do not bother with trivialities. As descendants of an Ancient Emperor of the Chaos Burial Ground, they should be even more so. To break the seals, even the Ancient Emperors were willing to sacrifice themselves, let alone mere descendants—just some bloodlines left in the world, not worth mentioning."
Beneath the Emperor, all are ants. This saying was absolutely correct. Even one's own offspring were no exception, not worthy of being taken seriously.
Hum—
The fall of the Ao Imperial Clan prince caused the entire Ao Imperial Clan to wail in grief. The Quasi-Monarch wanted to charge into the sky for revenge, roaring, "Heavenly Emperor, my Imperial Clan has worshipped and believed in you. Why do this to my Ao Imperial Clan!"
He was filled with unwillingness and grief-stricken fury. The Ao Imperial Clan had always been loyal to the Chaos Burial Ground, and to the Heavenly Emperor as well. In their ancestral temple, besides the statue of the Ao Emperor, they also placed a statue of the Heavenly Emperor, offering worship and faith.
Yet, in the end, they were abandoned by the supreme deity they revered in their hearts, treated as ants that could be casually sacrificed, unworthy of a glance.
The Heavenly Emperor's majestic figure appeared very hazy, his voice carrying both heartlessness and a kind of supreme majesty: "Those who achieve great things do not bother with trivialities. Being able to allow the Chaos Burial Ground to reappear in the mortal world is an honor for your Ao Imperial Clan."
Boom—
The Heavenly Emperor did not take action himself. From behind the divine altar, five tall figures rapidly appeared, like five heavenly suns crossing the sky, all possessing the supreme might of Monarchs, sweeping majestically through the spacetime of the five great Imperial Tombs.
These five were precisely the former Five Domain Lords.
But now, they were no longer in their previous weakened state. On the contrary, their essence, energy, and spirit were in an extremely peak condition, their blood energy like a sea. Even the three Quasi-Monarch Domain Lords had recovered to their peak state, once again possessing the peerless cultivation of the Monarch realm.
It was clearly evident that they were enveloped in a dense light of faith. Clearly, the Heavenly Emperor had bestowed powerful faith power upon them.
The human race side's expressions were all very grim, because it was precisely the reincarnated body of the Great Emperor that had forced the Five Domain Lords to flee into the Tomb of the Fallen Heavens back then. Little did they know it had allowed all five to return to their former strongest state. If they were to attack the human race, it would definitely be very bad.
"How dare you, so-called ancient emperor descendants, insult His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor."
One of the Domain Lords made a move, unleashing Monarch-level combat power, far surpassing that of a Quasi-Monarch. Boundless heavenly might swept forth as he struck like thunder. A heavenly spear appeared in his hand, which he forcefully hurled.
Boom—
That heavenly spear carried brilliant Monarch divine radiance, streaking across the sky in the blink of an eye, piercing through the Ao Imperial Clan's Quasi-Monarch and heavily pinning him onto the Ao Emperor's Imperial Tomb Continent.
Boom—
Monarch's mighty power erupted. The entire Imperial Tomb Continent was already on the verge of collapse, and now it completely shattered into pieces, disintegrating on the spot.
"Ah—"
The Ao Imperial Clan's Quasi-Monarch was blasted apart by the peerless power attached to the Monarch's heavenly spear, just like the Imperial Tomb Continent, shattering into pieces before being utterly pulverized, killed under the starry sky.
Even though the vitality of a Quasi-Monarch far surpassed that of a Divine King and was incomparably powerful, it was useless. This spear contained the infinite killing intent of an Ancient Monarch, annihilating all True Spirits into nothingness.
The fall of the Quasi-Monarch did not see his flesh, blood, or soul fragments vanish. Instead, they transformed into a vast light that poured into the Ao Emperor's Imperial Tomb, causing the Imperial Dao beams erupting from the Ao Emperor's tomb to become many times more fiery and intense.
At the same time, the Five Domain Lords attacked the five great Ancient Emperor Clans, not even sparing the princes and princesses, stirring up a terrifying storm of bloodshed.
The five great Imperial Clans naturally were unwilling to be suppressed, killed, and sacrificed to revive the Imperial Tombs.
But their strongest were merely Quasi-Monarchs, while the Five Domain Lords all possessed the peerless cultivation of Ancient Monarchs, far surpassing Quasi-Monarchs.
The battle was intense, but also inevitable, solely because the Five Domain Lords were too powerful, unstoppable.
"Heavenly Emperor, you will receive karmic retribution for doing this!"
An Imperial Clan Quasi-Monarch roared, filled with unwillingness and infinite resentment.
But the Heavenly Emperor was high above, paying no heed, not even glancing over.
He was a Supreme One of the Imperial Dao, overlooking eternity, seeing through past and present ages, the most powerful Supreme existence. Even if there was immense causality, he could bear it alone. What was there to fear?
The mere resentment and causality of five great Imperial Clans, he never took seriously.
Boom—
At this moment, a Domain Lord who had long been ready to act struck. Monarch's might surged to the heavens, instantly beheading this clan's Quasi-Monarch on the spot, annihilating his True Spirit. The Supreme bloodline was refined, causing the Imperial Dao beams erupting from this Imperial Clan's tomb to become many times more fiery and intense.
Puff puff puff—
One by one, Imperial Clan members were swept away by the Five Domain Lords, turning into clusters of bright blood mist floating in the void, refined into streams of Supreme bloodlines, sacrificed to the five Ancient Emperor tombs, causing all the Ancient Emperor tombs to erupt with unparalleled radiance.
Only the Imperial Dao beam from the Bone Demon Ancient Emperor's tomb was relatively dimmer. The Heavenly Emperor frowned: "This Imperial Clan's descendants were actually killed off in a batch, leaving only the strongest Quasi-Monarch. Even the princess has been buried. Strange."
Looking down from on high, he deduced everything and quickly obtained the result. His gaze turned toward Ye Chen, instantly becoming many times more intense. "So that's how it is. A chaos cultivator, and one who has survived the Myriad Daos Divine King Tribulation. Extraordinary. Hmm, also from the Battle Saint lineage!"
In that instant, light blossomed magnificently, briefly freezing time. Even Ye Chen, who had become a Chaos Divine King, was unable to block the Heavenly Emperor's probing gaze. Many secrets were seen through.
Just as his greatest secret was about to be glimpsed, the most mysterious Moon Mark between his eyebrows flowed with brilliant radiance, isolating everything, causing even the Heavenly Emperor to be startled and suspicious.
Because that Moon Mark was very special. The flowing glow it emitted actually could not be pierced through even by a Supreme One of the Imperial Dao like him. Very peculiar.
"Strange, truly strange. What in this world can still block this Emperor's probing gaze? Quite special!"
However, precisely as he gazed at this faint Moon Mark, trying to penetrate the various secrets within, a trace of shock suddenly appeared in the deepest part of the Heavenly Emperor's eyes. He withdrew his gaze, his expression seemingly carrying a strange, inexplicable wariness, unable to conceal his astonishment: "This mark... I feel I have seen it somewhere in the infinite ages past. It was my true self who saw it. Although the memories retained by this divine self are few, it is definitely not simple. It might be related to those few, the most powerful and most terrifying figures of past and present."
"I feel this might be related to the most terrifying event deduced by the various Emperors, related to the blood-stained future!"
"Perhaps, it is even more related to 'Eternity'!"